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    Forum Vote on TL kit neck pickup cavity shape/size

    G'day Forum,
    before we ask for changes on the size and shape of TL kit neck pup cavity sizes best we have a vote first on the forum.
    Currently the neck pickup route is too large to fit a standard humbucker ring to cover the hole so you have 2 options - use the pickguard or fill the hole and re-route to a humbucker or single coil shape cavity.
    Forumites can you please vote what you would prefer the neck pup cavity on all TL kits, 1, 2 or 3 please
    1. Leave it as it is
    2. Humbucker size route so a standard pup ring covers the hole and screw holes are in the timber area
    3. Single coil route so single coil pup rings fit

    I've put some example pics below of options 2 & 3

    As Andrew O has pointed out if we went for option 3 the single coil route you can always route that out to a humbucker size but obviously not the other way around.
    Of course if option 3 was the go then would have to make sure the single coil route lines up with the pickguard hole !
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    Last edited by wokkaboy; 10-09-2015 at 10:07 AM.
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    3. Single coil route so single coil pup rings fit
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    yeah I have to agree on vote 3 as well Ponch. Gives you all 3 options of pickguard with single pup, humbucker with ring and single coil with ring.
    PS how good does that metallic blue with gloss look !
    Last edited by wokkaboy; 10-09-2015 at 10:54 AM.
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    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    Gives you all 3 options of pickguard with single pup, humbucker with ring and single coil with ring.
    Wokka gets a score of 2 out of 3. LOL.
    'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'

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    what you saying Pabs, no pickguard period ?
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    A single pickup rout only gives 2 of those options. Being a smartass. :P
    'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'

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    ah ok all good Pabs, well the builder can either route it to a humbucker size or get DB to do it !
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    Bahahaha! Nicely spotted Pabs

    Keep it simple, stay with the single pup rout.

    There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....

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    I'd keep the single rout

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    Sorry Woks. I agree, option 3 is the way to go.
    'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'

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